MRS-J Copyright Policy
Note: Japanese Version to Govern
The original version of this policy has been prepared in Japanese. In the event of any
discrepancy between the English and Japanese versions, the Japanese version will govern.
(Purpose)
Article 1

These provisions constitute the basic policy for handling the copyrights ofmembers and contributors (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Members, etc.”) involved
with works submitted to this organization.
(Definitions)
Article 2

When used in these provisions, the meanings of the terms listed in the following

items shall be as prescribed respectively in those items.
(1) The “Work” means one of the following, as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 1 ofthe Copyright Act.
1. A thesis, article, etc. submitted to one of this organization’s publications.
2. A research paper submitted to this organization.
3. A draft or presentation manuscript provided to this organization on the occasionof an annual event, international conference, or lecture meeting hosted or cohosted by this organization.
4. A public relations magazine issued by this organization.
5. Content published on this organization’s website.
6. Any other works equivalent to those in 1-6 as designated by this organization.
(2) The “Author” means a Member, etc. as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of theCopyright Act.
(3) “Copyright and Property Rights” means the copyright and property rights of the Work,
including all rights defined in Articles 21 (Right of reproduction), 22 (Right ofperformance), 23 (Right of screen presentation), 24 (Right of recitation), 25 (Right ofexhibition), 26 (Rights of distribution), 26-2 (Right of ownership transfer), 26-3 (Right ofrental), 27 (Rights of translation, adaptation, etc.), and 28 (Right of the original author in
the exploitation of a derivative work) of the Copyright Act.
(4) The “Author’s Moral Rights” means the moral rights of an Author connected to theWork, including all rights defined in Articles 18 (Right to make the work public), 19 (Rightto determine the indication of the author's name), and 20 (Right to maintain integrity) ofthe Copyright Act.

(Attribution of Copyright)
Article 3

All Copyright and Property Rights shall be attributed to this organization.

2. Copyright and Property Rights are transferred to this organization upon the approval,
within the organization, of the publication or release of the Work.
3. In the event that special circumstances render the handling established in the previous
two items impossible, the Author shall inform this organization of this fact in writing upon
submission of the Work, upon which the handling of the Work shall be determinedaccording to discussions between this organization and the Author.
4. Regardless of any special circumstances established according to the preceding item, theAuthor shall consent, to the extent permitted by law and/or by the special circumstances
established in the preceding item, to this organization’s exclusive and international exercise,without compensation, of Copyright and Property Rights (including those of reproduction,
release, transmission, transfer, rental, translation, interpretation, and of use in derivative
works, and of the right to sublicense, with or without compensation).
5. In the event that it is determined that the submitted Work will not be published in one ofthis organization’s publications (or, in the case of Works corresponding to Article 2, Item 1,
Number 3, if the annual event, international conference, or lecture meeting, etc. is notheld), this organization shall return all Copyright and Property Rights to the Author.
(Author’s non-exercise of Moral Rights)
Article 4

The Author shall not exercise the Author’s Moral Rights towards thisorganization, nor towards any third party to whom this organization has granted permission
to use the Work.
2. The preceding paragraph also applies to any derivative works based on the original Work
created by this organization, or by any third party to whom this organization has granted
permission to use the Work.
(Use of the Work by the Author)
Article 5

When using a Work that they created (including when granting permission to athird party to use the Work), the Author of that Work shall first apply for and receive
permission from this organization by providing this organization with the required
information (established separately), such as the purpose of that usage, in writing.
2. This organization shall grant permission for all uses of the Work that is not in conflictwith this organization’s goals or activities.
3. The Author shall retain the right to use the Work in the following circumstancesregardless of the provisions established by Paragraph 1. When using the Work, the Author
should clearly state the source.
(1) When the Work is published to the personal website of the Author, or to thewebsite of a corporation or organization with which the Author is affiliated(including storage or release via an institutional repository).
(2) When the Work used as permitted by Articles 30 to 50 (Limitations on
Copyright) of the Copyright Act.
(3) When the Work is reproduced or processed for presentation or submission
within this organization’s media.
(4) When applicable to separately-established provisions of the Submissions
Policy.
(Author’s guarantees, etc.)
Article 6

The Author shall guarantee that 1. the Work does not infringe in any way on any

third party’s intellectual property rights, including copyright, patent rights, utility modelrights, design rights, trademark rights, domain names, or any other intellectual propertyrights, nor on any rights being applied for or registered, and 2. if the Work has been coauthored, that upon submission to this organization, the Author has received consent fromeach of the Work’s co-authors. Further, if the Work quotes the works of third parties, theAuthor must ensure that these are clearly sourced.
(Prohibition of dual transfer)
Article 7

The Author shall transfer absolutely no copyright or property rights, nor any

usage permissions concerning the Work (including establishment of the right of publication)
to any third party other than this organization.
(Cooperation in dispute resolution)
Article 8

In the event, or apparent risk of any dispute arising from a third party’s

infringement of rights concerning the Work, or from the infringement of the Work on therights of a third party, the Author and this organization shall cooperate to deal with theissue.
(Discussions)
Article 9In the event of any doubts concerning issues not established by these provisions,or regarding the interpretation of any of its stipulations, those issues shall be resolved on thebasis of good-faith discussions between the Author and this organization.

(Date effective)
Article 10

These terms are effective retroactively as of February 15, 2019. The copyrightof papers, etc. submitted prior to February 15, 2019 shall also be handled according to thispolicy, excepting where the submitter has made a special request, and this organization hasdetermined that legitimate reason exists for this request.